FINLAY, Franklyn John Bennett

1865 - 1882  (17 years)

• Name	FINLAY, Franklyn John Bennett  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	1865	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Sep 1882	Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Ashburton, Ashburton District, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Person ID	I3135	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Mother	FINLAY, Frances,   b. 12 Dec 1845, Tullylish, Down, Ireland d. 16 Dec 1926, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F12461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1865 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 18 Sep 1882 - Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  born illegitimate, no record of birth, only death in Ashburton. Was a blacksmith Died at 17 years. Transcription: Franklyn John Bennett FINLAY'S death: blacksmith, male- 17 years. Cause of death: Purpura Haemorrgia -general haemorrage, 5 days. W.D. Ross (M.D.) Mother Fanny Finlay, not married, father not known. Buried 18 Sep. 1882 - cemetery Ashburton. Rev. E.A. Scott, Church of England. Born in Christchurch N.Z. Informant Samuel Finlay, uncle of deceased. J. Ward, Registrar, 16 Sep. 1882. ( Buried with (uncle) Samuel F's two small sons. Fanny's father, Samuel, also buried at old cemetery. All on memorial stone.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S21] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S50] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-1972, (Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021.